The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Saturday said it was gravely concerned at reports of “wanton killings” by “Arab” militia in Sudan’s West Darfur backed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), primarily targeting men from the Masalit community. The explosion of ethnic violence in Darfur largely by nomadic “Arab” groups in alliance with the…
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World Urge Sudan Combatants to Stop Fighting
By Anita Powell White House — U.S. officials in Congress and the White House on Tuesday urged Sudan’s warring parties to stand down after four days of clashes in the capital, but analysts say Washington’s leverage over Khartoum may be limited. Fighting in Khartoum sparked Saturday between members of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the…
